IND vs SA ODI LIVE Score: A fine 135 from Virat Kohli and fifties from Rohit Sharma (57) and KL Rahul (60) helped India to post 349/8 in 50 overs in Ranchi in the first ODI against South Africa on Sunday. Sent in to bat first, India lost Yashasvi Jaiswal early before Rohit and Virat joined hands with a hundred-run stand.
Although Rohit departed for 57, Kohli went on to notch up his 52nd hundred in ODIs and 83rd in international cricket to put India in a driver’s seat. For South Africa, Marco Jansen and Nandre Burger, Corbin Bosch, Ottneil Baartman, all took two wickets each. Earlier, stand-in South Africa skipper Aiden Markram won the toss and elected to field against India.
Star Sports is the official broadcasters of India vs South Africa ODI series 2025. The first ODI between India and South Africa will be televised live on Star Sports channels from 1:30 PM IST. Live streaming of India vs South Africa first ODI will be available on the JioHotstar app and website.
South Africa: Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram(c), Matthew Breetzke, Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Prenelan Subrayen, Nandre Burger, Ottneil Baartman
India: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna
Virat Kohli wins the Player of the Match for his glorious century. He was in ‘Beast Mode’ today, showing the best of his form.
‘Just enjoyed the game of cricket, which is why I started playing,’ Kohli said.
‘I took a day off before the game. I’m 37. I need to take care of my recovery,’ he added.
Harsha Bhogle asks if he will only play ODIs, hinting at his rumoured return to Test cricket.
Kohli smiles and says, ‘Yes, ODI is the only format I’m going to play.’
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma get awards for their performances. Kohli’s 136-run partnership with Rohit Sharma made a massive difference for India. The seniors showed the youngsters how to build a partnership under pressure.
Kuldeep Yadav says he and KL Rahul planned to stay attacking, mixing slower balls and seam-up variations despite the wet outfield. He praised Jansen and Breetzke for their fight. He felt Jansen’s wicket shifted the match.
Prasidh Krishna is with the ball. It’s a dot ball. Next, Rohit Sharma takes the catch as Bosch hits a desperate shot. India win by 17 runs after the visitors put up a glorious fight.
Bosch is fighting like a true warrior. He scores 2 and 6 in the first 2 balls. But, he decides to stay at the crease in the next ball while a single was available. The next ball goes for another dot ball. But, he is South Africa’s only hope. Yet, is it slipping out of their hands now?
SA need 19 off 8 balls. Arshdeep bowls another dot ball, tightening the noose. SA need a single in the final delivery to give Bosch a chance. Arshdeep takes time to set the field. Still, Bosch manages to take a single.
Harshit Rana is brought back to the attack. His last over was expensive. He starts with a dot but concedes a 4 next. Bosch scores a half-century. But, his innings does not last long.
After another dot, Bosch hits him for a 6! This is not helping India’s cause. Bosh takes a single SA need 27 off 14 balls. This is Harshit’s chance to claim another wicket.
Rana to Baartman. The number 11 manages to hold the castle.
Arshdeep does it for India. He dismisses Burger in the 1st delivery as KL Rahul takes a simple catch. The SA batter doesn’t put his bat down while dodging the bouncer. The ball hits the bat and pops up. SA lose their 9th wicket.
The last man standing, Baartman, comes to bat. SA still need 38, now off 23 balls. Bosch, at 47, is waiting at the non-striker’s end as Arshdeep bowls 4 consecutive dot balls.
What a spectacular over by the Sardar. He bowls another dot to end the over. It’s just 1 run and 1 wicket. SA need 38 off 18 balls now.
Prasidh Krishna is back in the attack. The number 24 starts with a single. India badly need a wicket. Otherwise, this partnership will likely take SA home. It’s a dot ball next. A slower ball, Virat saves the boundary, and it’s just a single.
Indian cricket fans look tense. SA add one more single. A juicy full toss next, but it goes for a 1 leg bye. Prasidh ends with a single. SA need 38 off 24 balls.
Arshdeep Singh is now with the ball. India need a strong comeback here. He starts with a dot ball. The second one is a full-toss, which goes for a single. Bosch is 45 off 34 balls, but he is at the non-striker’s end. A single brings him back to the strike.
A slower bouncer. Bosch misses it, but it’s called a wide ball for the height. A decent yorker next goes for another single, 4 runs so far. He changes the bat after the yorker. It’s another single in the next ball as well. Will Arshdeep finish well?
He does. The partnership goes to 37 off 34 balls. SA need 43 off 30 balls.
Harshit Rana’s over: 4 off the first ball. Three more runs come in the over. The over ends with another boundary. The visitors reach 300/8. SA now need 50 off 36 balls.
South Africa push to 289/8 after 43 overs. Corbin Bosch lifts the pressure with a huge 6 off Jadeja and keeps rotating strike smartly.
Nandre Burger chips in with steady support before a leg-bye adds one more. Jadeja pulls things back with tighter lines, but 11 runs come in the over. The equation now stands at 61 needed from 42 balls.
Kuldeep Yadav strikes again as South Africa slip deeper into trouble. Subrayen falls for 17, edging a tossed-up ball to KL Rahul. Kuldeep completes a four-wicket haul.
Earlier in the over, Corbin Bosch briefly lifted the mood with a massive slog-swept six over long on. India stay firmly on top with the chase slipping out of South Africa’s reach.
SA reach 257/7 after 38 overs as Subrayen lifts Kuldeep for a massive slog-sweep six. He then keeps the strike moving with calm singles.
Bosch also chips in with a drive to long off. India still control the game. But, this late hitting has kept South Africa in the chase with 94 needed from 72 balls.
Kuldeep strikes twice in quick time as South Africa slip to 227 for 7. First, Jansen falls for 70 as Jadeja takes a clean catch at deep mid-wicket. Two balls later, Breedtze edges one to Kohli and departs for 72. The set pair is gone, and India pull back control.
Moments ago, Matthew Breetzke took a blow on the helmet off Harshit Rana’s delivery. But, he passed the concussion check. Harshit Rana’s previous over tight, conceding just 4 runs. That must have worked in Yadav’s favour.
200 comes up for South Africa. Marco Jansen and Matthew Breetzke have struck a 76-run stand off 50 balls so far. India need to break this partnership. SA 206-5 (30)
OUTTT!!! It’s Harshit Rana once again for India. Dewald Brevis slices a fuller delivery outside off stump and Ruturaj Gaikwad takes a well-judged catch to send back the dangerous looking batter. Rana takes his third. Brevis goes back for 37. SA 134-5 (22)
OUTTT!!! finally, Kuldeep Yadav breaks the partnership, as Tony de Zorzi is trapped in front for 39. De Zorzi makes a mistake of playing across the line and misses the line. The umpire looked unsatisfied with the height and remains calm. Skipper KL Rahul goes for the review and TV replays show that the ball hits just the top of the mid-stump. SA 77/4 (15)
Harshit Rana has always been a gun bowler in the powerplay and once again proved why he is the one the best inswingers in India at the moment. SA 47-3 (9)
What a start by the Indian team in Ranchi. After a quiet first over by Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana rocked the South African top order with the wickets of Quinton de Kock and Ryan Rickelton in an over. To add more misery on the visitors, Arshdeep Singh got the big wicket of Aiden Markram. SA 24-3 (6)
Two wickets and six runs in the final over by Corbin Bosch as India reach 349/8 in their 50 overs. Virat Kohli’s 135, and fifties from KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma contributed to India’s total. South Africa need 350 runs to win.
Fifty for captain KL Rahul. After Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli mayhem, it was Rahul’s silent knock that grabbed the headlines. It was Rahul’s fourth ODI fifty in his last five matches as captain. IND 329-5 (48)
OUTTT!!!! Finally, Virat Kohli departs after a fine innings of 135 off 120 balls. He chases a wide of the off-side delivery from Nandre Burger only to be caught by Ryan Rickelton. IND 277/5 (43)
HUNDREDDD for Virat Kohli, his 52nd in the format. The Indian pumps in the air in celebration. Post his hundred, Kohli went into T20I mode, with a flurry of boundaries. India look all sent for 350-plus score. IND 272/4 (42)
Into the nineties by Virat Kohli. The right-hander is playing calculative shots in Ranchi and doesn’t want to give away the opportunity of reaching another 100. IND 214/4 (33)
OUTTT!!!! Ruturaj Gaikwad’s return to the Indian ODI setup lasts for just 14 balls as he was caught one-handed by Dewald Brevis. Ottneil Baartman takes his first wicket in the game. Washington Sundar joins Virat Kohli in the middle. IND 194-3 (28.5)
Rohit Sharma goes atop. The former Indian captain smashes Marco Jansen for a huge pull over deep backward square leg to go past Shahid Afridi for most sixes in ODI cricket, his 352nd in this format. OUTTT!!!! Rohit goes for a pull once again, ball keeps low and he is caught plumb. Rohit departs for 57. Ruturaj Gaikwad comes in the middle. IND 161/1 (21.2)
Fifty for Rohit Sharma too, his 60th in this format. The two former India captains are delighting the Indian crowd in Ranchi. It was also his third consecutive half-century for India after two in Australia. IND 146-1 (19)
Fifty for Virat Kohli, his 76th in ODIs. This is also his second consecutive after the one against Australia last month. Six more in the next ball, an upper cut off Corbin Bosch. IND 140/1 (18)
100-run stand comes up between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for the second wicket in the 17th over. It must be noted that this is the second consecutive 100-run stand between these two players, after in the third ODI against Australia last month. IND 126-1 (17)
BANGGG!!! Back-to-back sixes from Rohit Sharma off Prenelan Subrayen as the former Indian captain has now equalled Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi for most sixes in ODI cricket. IND 119/1 (15)
History for Indian cricket and Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. The Indian duo surpasses Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid (391) for most matches for India. This is the 392nd game for Kohli and Rohit together.
Prenelan Subrayen, the only dedicated spinner in the playing XI, comes into attack. A sound start for the right-arm off-break bowler. Aiden Markram will also roll his arms. IND 98/1 (13)
SWEEEET!! Virat Kohli comes down the ground, makes some room and drives over the line for a six off Ottneil Baartman. The whole crowd just watched in awe. Fifty-run stand comes up between the two. IND 80/1 (10)
The momentum is with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli after their brilliant outing against Australia. The duo started today from where they left in Down Under with Kohli smashing Nandre Burger for a six and a four in an over. IND 62-1 (8)
OUTTT!!!! Yashasvi Jaiswal departs after a brisk start. Nandre Burger draws Jaiswal forward only for the extra bounce to outfox the batter. Quinton de Kock takes the catch. That brings Virat Kohli in the middle. IND 33/1 (5)
Aiden Markram has come out for toss for South Africa instead of Temba Bavuma. KL Rahul is for India. South Africa win the toss and opt to bowl first. Yashasvi Jaiswal will open the batting. Ruturaj Gaikwad returns to the Indian middle order. For South Africa, Temba Bavuma has been rested, along with Keshav Maharaj.
Virat Kohli has a stunning record in ODIs against South Africa. In 29 innings, Kohli has scored 1504 runs at an astonishing average of 65.4. He has also scored five hundreds and eight fifties against South Africa.
For South Africa, Quinton de Kock is returning to the side and will open the innings with Aiden Markram. In the middle order, Dewald Brevis and Marco Jansen will strengthen the side with Keshav Maharaj leading the spin attack.
The pitch at the JSCA Stadium in Ranchi will assist both the batters and bowlers. The wicket here is considered to help the batters under lights and with dew playing a huge role in the evening, the toss will be crucial. Pacers will get early bounce while spinners will get some purchase as the innings progresses.
Former India captain Rohit Sharma is just two sixes shy of breaking Shahid Afridi’s record for most sixes in ODI cricket.
Batters with most sixes in ODIs
1. Shahid Afridi (Pakistan): 351 sixes
2. Rohit Sharma (India): 349 sixes
3. Chris Gayle (West Indies): 331 sixes
4. Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka): 270 sixes
5. MS Dhoni (India): 229 sixes
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be playing their first ODI on home soil after close to 10 months. The last time the batting duo played together at home was against England in February. The India vs South Africa series is a dress rehearsal for both sides in the lead-up to the 2027 ODI World Cup.
With no Shubman Gill at the top, it gives a chance for Yashasvi Jaiswal to prove his worth in ODIs while opening the innings with Rohit Sharma. Jaiswal has already cemented his spot as a Test opener.
Unlike in the Australia series, India have made a few changes to their squad with Mohammed Siraj, Shreyas Iyer , Axar Patel and Shubman Gill missing. While Axar and Siraj were rested, Iyer and Gill are recovering from respective injuries.
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Star Sports is the official broadcasters of India vs South Africa ODI series 2025. The first ODI between India and South Africa will be televised live on Star Sports channels from 1:30 PM IST. Live streaming of India vs South Africa first ODI will be available on JioStar app and website.
India are coming into this series after a humiliating 0-2 drubbing against the same opponent earlier this week. The ODIs will be a new challenge for the Indian team, following the Test series loss.
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